Botanical name

Syncarpha canescens

Family

Asteraceae

Common Name

Pienksewejaartjie, Everlasting
Syncarpha canescens
Syncarpha canescens
Syncarpha canescens
Syncarpha canescens
Syncarpha canescens
Syncarpha canescens

Description

Sparsely branched, closely leaved and grey-felted shrublet up to 50cm. Leaves small, elliptic, ascending and overlapping; flowerheads discoid, mostly solitary at branch tips, 2-3cm across; conspicuous papery pink to red bracts, sharply pointed.

Habitat

Rocky sandstone slopes and flats

Flower Date

January to September